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Spiderwire pro Bobby Lane has a pretty good memory for where fish are in a lake, where a specific piece of cover or structure may have a wrinkle and what to do to catch a fish based on years of experience. He's also kept a tally of his big tournament finishes in Florida, and his home state hasn't been too good to him. more »

Entry fees will be reduced for the 2012 Bass Pro Shops PAA Tournament Series which begins in May on Old Hickory Lake in Tennessee. Official registration begins Feb. 5 for the Bass Pro Shops PAA Tournament Series. Entry fees have been reduced to $1,500 per tournament for the Pro Division. Along with Old Hickory in Hendersonville, Tenn., other events include Neely Henry Lake in Gadsden, Ala., and the Arkansas River in Muskogee, Okla. more »

Known for its outstanding fishing and history in the sport, legendary Lake Toho will play host to the inaugural PAA Tour Team Challenge in January to begin the 2012 Bass Pro Shops PAA Tournament Series season. more »

Three days after winning the biggest tournament of his life, Powerline Services pro Keith Combs still was busier than he could imagine. "I've been on the phone non-stop calling people who texted me or called and thanking them," he said. "It's been wonderful, really, the support and calls from so many people." more »

After a week of slugging it out like Hagler and Hearns in their epic late-1980s battle, Keith Combs and Mike Iaconelli only needed one 14-inch fish to finish the deal following a monster week at the Toyota Texas Bass Classic. Iaconelli, the veteran from New Jersey with a Bassmaster Classic and B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year title, and Combs, the up-and-coming Texan with his rookie Elite Series season just under his belt, battled in the 1-2 positions for three days on Lake Conroe. more »

Keith Combs of Texas is making his lead in the Toyota Texas Bass Classic look easy, but he says that's an incorrect assumption. Combs put together a five-bass limit weighing 27 pounds, 4 ounces, for a total of 55-12 to hang onto the lead going into the final day of the world championship on Lake Conroe. He's still ahead of Mike Iaconelli of New Jersey, who had 25 pounds Saturday and trails with 51-12. more »

Two big flurries of activity and one record-setting bite helped the top three anglers take command of the leaderboard Friday at the Toyota Texas Bass Classic. Powerline Services pro Keith Combs of Texas had a record-setting day on Lake Conroe to take the lead with a stunning five-bass limit weighing 28 pounds, 8 ounces. That catch was anchored by a 10-8 largemouth he caught about three hours into the day that claimed ATX Wheels Big Bass award. more »

The Professional Anglers Association has declared Michigan professional angler Nate Wellman ineligible to compete in any of its events for a year. Wellman was fined $2,500 and put on probation for one year by B.A.S.S. following an investigation into a complaint by his final day co-angler at the recent Bass Pro Shops Northern Open on Lake Erie. Wellman won the tournament. His co-angler reported to tournament officials that Wellman made repeated statements that, according to B.A.S.S., "were suggestive of a rules violation." more »

Led by PAA Angler of the Year Todd Auten of South Carolina, 15 PAA Tournament Series pros have qualified for the fifth annual Toyota Texas Bass Classic world championship. The 15 anglers will receive invitations to the TTBC, which is Oct. 28-30 on Lake Conroe in Conroe, Texas. more »

NetBait pro Greg Vinson had been on the hot seat for a while, sweating due to the gripping afternoon humidity and the thought that his catch might be enough to win. Vinson said it was one of those days you dream about as he compiled a tournament-high 17.92-pound limit Saturday on Neely Henry Lake. more »

Neely Henry Lake has been pretty doggone good to Ranger Boats pro Todd Auten. The quiet veteran from South Carolina came here two years ago and won a storm-shortened PAA Tournament Series event in spring. Twenty-eight months later, in the heat of summer, Auten returned last week to make a run at another title. more »

In the summer slugfest for Neely Henry Lake, Round 1 went to Gary Yamamoto of Texas and Round 2 went to Kinami pro Steve Kennedy of Alabama. Now comes the final bell. The two veterans flip-flopped on the leaderboard Friday more »

Gary Yamamoto never had dropped a boat into Neely Henry Lake until last Monday morning, the first day of practice for the Bass Pro Shops PAA Tournament Series presented by Carrot Stix. Four days later, he sits atop the leaderboard after the first day of competition with a 5-bass limit weighing 15.73 pounds. more »

When summer arrives and BassCat pro John Crews ties on a deep-diving crankbait, his thoughts turn to a hot salsa dance technique just about every time he makes a cast. Bumping. Grinding. Digging. Twitching. Starting and stopping, with a little momentary hesitation for allure. more »

Danny Blandford, Program Director for the Professional Anglers Association, has resigned to accept another position in the fishing industry. Blandford worked with the PAA since 2009 in a variety of roles, including Business Development Manager and most recently as Program Director handling sponsor partnership contracts, sales, promotions and operations, among other duties. His final day is July 22. more »

Thanks to a new partnership, tournament pros in the Professional Anglers Association now will have another 4.2 million fishermen looking over their shoulders this summer. Those millions of new fans will be delivered courtesy of Game & Fish magazine, a new media partner for the PAA. more »

Heading into the second event of this year's PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series Presented by Carrot Stix, smart money said that Stacey King would challenge for the title. Conventional wisdom was not overturned this week as King led the tournament from wire to wire with three limits of bass that totaled 58.52 pounds. more »

Tournament leader Stacey King hoped to extend his pound and a half lead on Mark Menendez on Day Two of the PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series Presented by Carrot Stix event on Table Rock Lake . That wasn't a problem because Menendez only managed four fish for 8.25 pounds today. more »

For Nitro pro Stacey King, everything about the first day of the Bass Pro Shops PAA Tournament Presented by Carrot Stix went according to plan. He caught a big bag by 8:30 am, culled twice more up to 20.12 pounds, and stayed off many of his best spots. more »

Gary Clouse fished on Table Rock Lake for years, plying its deep waters for bass amid the scenery of the surrounding Ozark Mountains. Then he moved to Nashville and became immersed in the boating industry as a designer for some of the most popular brands on the market. His fishing time on Table Rock became limited due to other demands, but the famed lake has always remained special to him. more »

Dave Mansue of Texas has been elected President of the Professional Anglers Association by the PAA Board of Directors. Mansue, 58, lives on Toledo Bend Reservoir and competes on the PAA Tournament Series and Bassmaster Open circuit. more »

Autographed memorabilia and jerseys from some of the top professional anglers in the nation are among the items in the PAA Auction that began Thursday. Auction items are easy to find by simply visiting www.FishPAA.com/auctions, where you'll be taken to the PAA's eBay auction site. Each item is listed individually with a photo and description of the item. Bidding will continue through May 26. more »

The second Bass Pro Shops PAA Tournament Series stop of the season will continue as planned and move its first two days' events to Chateau on the Lake Marina in Branson, Mo., to provide better access for participating anglers and fans attending daily weigh-ins and launches. more »

Two current members and a veteran of the fishing industry have been elected to serve on the Professional Anglers Association Board of Directors. Charlie Ingram of Tennessee joins the board as the newest board member. Returning for another term on the board are John Crews of Virginia and Kurt Dove of Texas. more »

The Professional Anglers Association and ProPatterns are joining forces to provide their members with expanded benefits that can help save money. Anyone who joins ProPatterns at the Elite or General membership levels will receive a free PAA Affinity membership. This free PAA membership provides the ProPatterns member access to the Affinity Program of discounted fishing tackle, boat and vehicle accessories, hotel costs and more along with the great benefits from ProPatterns. more »

Diet Mountain Dew pro Jason Christie won the inaugural Bass Pro Shops PAA All Star Series title with a three-day total of 61.93 pounds on Lake Ray Hubbard, bringing in a limit weighing 18.35 pounds on the final day to secure the win by four pounds. Christie threw a green pumpkin Booyah jig with a Yum Money Craw or Craw Papi trailer on 25-pound Silver Thread fluorocarbon all week. more »

Diet Mountain Dew pro Jason Christie of Oklahoma bolted into the lead Friday in the Bass Pro Shops PAA All Star Series after smashing Lake Ray Hubbard for a limit weighing 25.33 pounds and two-day total of 43.58. "It was one of those days when it seemed like I could pull in anywhere and catch one," Christie said. more »

Ranger pro Todd Auten of South Carolina leads the Bass Pro Shops PAA All Star Series on Lake Ray Hubbard after the first day with 22.96 pounds. The field found a finicky bite on Ol' Mother Hubbard, which didn't completely open its cupboard. The big bass predicted by some pros and several locals didn't fully materialize. more »

Lake Ray Hubbard, nicknamed Ol' Mother Hubbard by locals, will be the great unknown when the field begins practice Monday for this week's inaugural Bass Pro Shops PAA All Star Series tournament. Three days of practice will yield some clues for the 50 pros competing on the lake, almost all of them for the first time. more »

Shin Fukae waited to offer any guidance to his wife, Miyu, who was backing his Chevy Suburban and boat into their camping spot. She didn't need any help, though. Experienced at putting the big Ranger into tight spots or a wide-open boat ramp, Miyu parked the rig and was ready to eat. They both were after a long day on Lake Ray Hubbard practicing for the inaugural Bass Pro Shops PAA All Star Series tournament that begins Thursday. more »

Ready to get charged up? The PAA is offering a fantastic opportunity April 19-26 for anyone who joins the PAA or renews an existing membership at any level. All who do during that time will be entered into a drawing for one free set of three OPTIMA Blue Top Group 27 batteries to be given away. more »

PAA members have two more ways to add money to their pockets through the PAA PayDay Program with the addition of the OPTIMA Batteries True Blue Rewards Program and ProPatterns.com Payday cash bonus programs. more »

Fifty PAA Tournament Series pros will find Lake Ray Hubbard setting up perfectly for a slugfest in the inaugural Bass Pro Shops PAA All Star Series tournament next week. The no-entry fee event features the top qualifiers from the 2010 PAA Tournament Series point standings who accepted their invitations for the April 21-21 tournament. more »

Ranger pro Paul Marks of Cumming , Ga., thought the bass he lost late in the day Friday would come back to haunt him in the season-opening PAA Tournament Series presented by Carrot Stix on Lake Lanier. But the four he weighed were pretty stout, and Marks brought in a limit Saturday weighing 13.92 pounds to win the tournament with a three-day total of 44.44 pounds. more »

Paul Marks of Cumming , Ga., brought in four bass weighing 15.91 pounds to push his two-day total to 30.52 for the lead on Lake Lanier in the season-opening PAA Tournament Series presented by Carrot Stix. more »

Kicker Fish pro Cody Bird of Granbury, Texas, took the lead with 16.46 pounds on Lake Lanier after the first day of the season-opening PAA Tournament Series presented by Carrot Stix. Bird used several baits in shallow and near-shallow water for his five-bass limit. He wasn’t the only one in the field who had to grind all day for every bite. more »

Spring weather is fickle, as the field on Lake Lanier has discovered in the season-opener for the Bass Pro Shops PAA Tournament Series presented by Carrot Stix. Gorgeous spring weather and warm temperatures the last few weeks have given way to persistent rains, thunderstorms and high water on Lanier. more »